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Iowa farmers head into fields, hoping rains will continue, help pull state out of drought
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLike other Iowa farmers, Aaron Lehman hopes that recent spring rains will help pull his north Polk...
Iowa's drought conditions have farmers budgeting water use
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs Iowa heads toward its fourth year of drought, grain farmers prepping for planting next month are...
Iowa farmers nervous about 2023 income as harvest begins amid drought, high production costs
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoCentral Iowa farmer Drew Teghtmeyer welcomed the recent rainstorm that temporarily idled his...
Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDES MOINES, Iowa — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that...
Column - Crop Watch: Western fields dinged by dryness; East fares better - Braun
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoCrop Watch producers in the western U.S. Corn Belt trimmed crop ratings across the board after a hot...
It was a rainy Iowa weekend. See the rainfall totals and how much more is coming.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRain poured over most of Iowa this weekend with some areas getting more than 4 inches and one...
Farmers hope recent rains will ease Iowa's drought, now in the longest stretch in 23 years
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoIowa farmers struggle with drought, now the state's longest, lingering for 155 weeks. It's been 'hit...
Iowa's legendary soil, the bedrock of its economy, is losing its richness, new research shows
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoIowa farmers lose a staggering 12 million tons of their soil's organic carbon each year, richness...
Severe weather delays crop planting again
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIowa farmers had an average of about two days available for field work last week due to severe weather that spawned damaging winds, nearly 30 tornadoes...
Rains from tornado-spawning storms shrink area of Iowa's 4-year drought, but fail to bust it
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoPowerful storms that sparked tornadoes across Iowa last month brought rainfall that's helped move...